Optics for vehicle occupant monitoring systems
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- US · United States
- Patent Type
- Applications(United States)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- NEONODE
- Publication Date
- 2021-02-25
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Abstract
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims benefit under 35 U.S.C. § 371 of PCT Application No. PCT / US2019 / 014667 entitled POLAR COORDINATE SENSOR, filed on Jan. 23, 2019 by inventors Alexander Jubner, Lars Bertil Sparf, Robert Sven Pettersson and Stefan Johannes Holmgren. PCT Application No. PCT / US2019 / 014667 claims priority of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62 / 621,644, filed on Jan. 25, 2018 by inventors Alexander Jubner, Lars Bertil Sparf, Robert Sven Pettersson and Stefan Johannes Holmgren.FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The field of the present invention is environmental mapping and surveying by identifying the position and contour of objects on a plane or in space using light reflections. Applications include touch screen sensors, gesture sensors, 3D scanning to create three-dimensional models, object detection in collision avoidance systems for vehicles and drones, and vehicle occupant monitoring.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0003] Prior art reflec...